Louisa Baghdasarian

Ms. Baghdasarian, an Administrative Associate at the Urban Institute since June 2000, has more than 17 years of experience working in the international sector. She is responsible for managing and coordinating IDG’s workflow; serving as a liaison between the home office and overseas offices/centers; providing administrative support to IDG’s worldwide projects; overseeing IDG’s time reporting process and allowances; tracking all internal expenditures; coordinating travel arrangements and planning; updating and improving Center administrative systems and procedures; and scheduling and coordinating meetings, retreats, and other events. Prior to joining the Urban Institute, Ms. Baghdasarian held a position with Partners in Economic Reform (PIER) in Washington DC, where she worked closely with US governmental organizations, management and labor organizations in the Newly Independent States (NIS), and Solidarity representatives from Poland. Following her arrival in the US from Armenia in 1991, Ms. Baghdasarian started working for MRM Language Research Center where she developed an Eastern Armenian-English dictionary and an Armenian-English journalism textbook. As an independent contractor/translator, she translated numerous training manuals for the State Department. Ms. Baghdasarian received an MA from Yerevan State Pedagogical University (Armenia) in Pedagogics with an emphasis on methods of teaching a second language. She has headed the department of Foreign Languages at the Armenian Ministry of Education, and has traveled extensively throughout the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. She speaks English, Armenian, and Russian fluently, and has a working knowledge of French, Bulgarian, and several other Slavic languages.

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